Range-support.



E. L. WALKER. RANGE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED APR.26, 1915.

Patnted Mar. 28, 1916.

EMERY Ii. WALKER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HALE AND KILZBURN COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHI DELAWARE.

A, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF RANGE-SUPPORT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMERY L. VVALKLK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Range-Supports, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a pressed metal supporting frame or stand adapted to support the ovens and other parts of a gas. range, or the like, and to the elements cars being pressed from the metal of the vertical flanges of the leg members. A rectangular metal angle frame rests on these inwardly pressed ears, the outside vertical flanges of the angle frame contacting the inner surface of the vertical flanges of the leg members above the ears. The parts are removably secured together, preferably by vertical bolts. extending through drilled holes in the ears referred to and the horizontal flanges of the angle frame resting thereon, and by horizontal bolts extending through the vertical flanges of the leg members and the vertical flanges of the angle frame.

Oven units or other members of a gas range are adapted to be removably and interchangeably mounted within the base angle frame, being secured by the horizontal bolts which extend through the leg members and base frame as stated, and into the oven units or other supported members. The improved leg member referred to above has the ad vantages of being economically and readily made, strong and practically unbreakable.

Also since. it is made as an integral one piece construction, it has the advantage of simplicity and economy in comparison with the two piece construction described in the application of Uaverly and Bell referred to. The supporting frame which comprises the combination of the legs described with the Specification of Letters Patent. Application fi1edApril26, 1915. Serial No. 23,955.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

inetal base frame supported thereon is assembled and taken apart very quickly and .easily and forms a strong and eflicient device for the purpose desired, which may be manufactured in large quantities with commendable efliciency andeconomy.

In order that a clearer understanding of my invention may be had, attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application and illustrating certain embodiments of my device.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective View of the entire supporting frame, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of .the leg members, Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section thereof on line 33 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the leg members viewed from the inner side thereof, and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a leg member.

Referring to the drawings, each leg member such as 1 is formed of pressed metal to have vertical flanges 2 and 3 at right angles to each other, the flange 4 being turned in horizontally at the bottom of the member to give stiffness and strength to the construe tion, and to provide a smooth supporting surface for the leg member so that the entire device may be-easily moved over a floor.

The inwardly directed horizontal ears 5 are formed by :pressing the metal inwardly from the vertical flanges of each leg member at the upper portion thereof, opening 6 thereby being'fo'rmed through the vertical flanges of the leg members with ears 5 extending horizontally inwardly immediately above such openings' Preferably one or more of these ears are drilled for vertical bolts at each leg member as shown at 7 in Fig. 5. The vertical flanges 2 and 3 are preferably arched inwardly, as shown at 8, immediately above the horizontal ears 5, the metal of the vertical flanges of the leg members being given approximately vertical surfaces 9 to the top of the members, the arching of the metal at 8 beingjfor the purpose of strength ening the construction.

The rectangular frame 10 is formed of angle iron bent into rectangular shape and having horizontal flanges -11 inwardly directed and vertical flanges 12 extending up wardly therefrom. The angle frame 10 is mounted on the leg members with the horizontal flanges 11 resting on ears 5 and the Vertical flanges 12'being received within the portions 9 of the leg members and contacting the inner surfaces of the same, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. '3. The frame is held in place by vertical bolts extended upwardly through holes 7 in ears 5 and through correspondingly drilled holes in flanges 11 of the base frame, and also by horizontal bolts extended through drilled holes 13 in the upper vertical portions 9 of the leg members and through corresponding holes in the vertical flanges'12 of the base frame. As is stated in the application of Caverly and Bell referred to, interchangeable units of a,

gas range construction may be mounted on the horizontal flanges 11 of the base frame 10 and secured in place by the horizontal bolts referred to which extend through openings 13 of the leg members, and the flanges 12 of the base frame, and into the double oven unit and warming oven unit, or other members of the 'gas range, which it is intended to support upon frame 10. With such a construction, the gas range units are readily mounted and removed and may be interchangeably positioned at either end of the frame 10.

From the above it is evident that my improved construction is simple, strong, practically unbreakable, and has the other advantages heretofore referred to.' .v

Having described my invention,-what I claim as 'neW therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

In a frame for gas ranges, the combination of four leg members formed of pressed metal, each having vertical flanges at right angles to 'each other at the upper ends thereof, and horizontal ears pressed inwardly from said vertical flanges near the upper ends of said leg members, said vertical flanges being arched inwardly immediately above said ears and having plane vertical portions above said arched portions, said ears being drilled for vertical bolts, and a rectangular metal frame having horizontal flanges supported on said ears, and vertical outer flanges extending upwardly therefrom, contacting the inner surfaces of said vertical plane portions of said leg" members, substantially as set forth.

This specification signed and witnessed this 23 day of April, 1915.

EMERY L. WALKER. \Vitnesses Jos. D. LYNCH,

WM. J. EARNSHAW. 

